Amateur Photographer - UK (2019-06-07)

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Inthisissue

16 Closeencounters

Beinspiredandimprove

yourclose-up,macro

andmicrophotography,

asawardwinnersofthe

Close-upPhotographer

oftheYearcompetition

sharetheirtechniques

24 Neveroutof

fashion

Thearchiveoflegendary

fashionphotographer

NormanParkinsonis

beingexploredin depth

forthefirsttimeever.

SteveFaircloughspeaks

tothekeypeoplewho

havebeenworkingonit

32 Wildlifewatch

Tipsforhowbestto

photographbarnowls

34 Masterprofiles

Recentlyintroducedto

Lightroom,Profilesare

thebestwaytokick-start

yourimageediting.James

Patersonhas 20 toptips

togetyouupandrunning

40 APOYRound 4

Yourchanceto enter

Round4: PerfectPortraits

42 Gobigorgohome

MattyGrahamtriesoutthe

NikonCoolpixP1000,which

offersa huge24-3000mm

equivalentfocalrange

48 Whatawhopper

JohnWadetakesus

throughNikon’samazing

E2seriesofdigitalSLRs

57 BuyingGuide

Ourcomprehensivelisting

ofkeyspecificationsfor

camerasandlenses

Regulars

3 7 days

12 Inbox

14 ReaderPortfolio

52 Accessories

55 AsktheWexperts

82 Final Analysis

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scenewasuploaded

to ourTwitterpage

usingthehashtag

#appicoftheweek.It was

takenbyphotographer

StuMeech.Hetellsus,

‘I’verecentlystarted

takingarchitectural

photosto filllullsin

landscapingowingto a

lackof decentweather

conditions.Thiswastaken

onmyfirsttripoutat the

TateModernin London.

I’vealwayswantedto

photographthisiconic

staircaseandI optedto

workfromaboveto make

useof themixof curved

linesfromthestaircase

andstraightlinesfrom

thewalls.I thenwentfor

a heavyblack& white

conversionwhenI

processed it later.’

TateModern

byStu

Meech

NikonD750,

16-35mm,1/60sec

at f/5.6, ISO 3200

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Somepeoplesayphotography

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therealworld,butI’dargue

thatphotographersseethe

worldmoreclearlyandnotice

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fewpeoplewouldeverregisterthetinydetails

thatwepresentinourfeatureonclose-up

photography,unlesstheywerelookingwitha

photographer’s eyes. These stunning pictures

arethewinnersoftheinauguralClose-Up

PhotographeroftheYear(CUPOTY),setup

andrunbyAP’sveryownTracyCalder.I hope

theyinspireyoutolookforsubjectstoshoot

andenterfornextyear’sCUPOTY.Alsothis

weekwehavea retrospectiveaboutoneof

myfavouritephotographers,fashionlegend

NormanParkinson.I hopeyoulove these

classicimagesasmuchasI do.

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